On Tuesday Mary 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm, ICA’s Director of Conservation, Andrea Chevalier, will give a public lecture about conservation and the work of a paintings conservator. ICA is the oldest non-for-profit art conservation center in the nation. For nearly 7o years, ICA has cleaned, conserved, and preserved works of art, objects of cultural heritage, and items of personal significance to organizations and individuals across the country.
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On Tuesday Mary 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm, ICA’s Director of Conservation, Andrea Chevalier, will give a public lecture about conservation and the work of a paintings conservator. ICA is the oldest non-for-profit art conservation center in the nation. For nearly 7o years, ICA has cleaned, conserved, and preserved works of art, objects of cultural heritage, and items of personal significance to organizations and individuals across the country.
Andrea Chevalier is the Senior Paintings Conservator and Director of Conservation at ICA-Art Conservation. She has been with the ICA since 1996. Ms. Chevalier received her M.A. in art history and Diploma in Conservation from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, Conservation Center. After graduate training, she spent nine years interning and working as a paintings conservator at several museums in Germany. While in Germany, she also gained experience working on polychrome and monochrome wood sculpture from the Medieval to Baroque periods. Ms. Chevalier has given numerous talks and workshops on traditional painting materials, the history of conservation and specific conservation projects. Ms. Chevalier has extensive experience working on large format murals including their deinstallation, treatment, and reinstallation. Chevalier recently completed a major project in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she and ICA-colleague Wendy Partridge, were instrumental in the assessment and conservation of the murals in the Missouri State Capital.
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